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Au Gourmand Edinburgh · Est. 2000

The range

Bread, croissants & pastries

Around twenty slowly fermented breads, hand-laminated viennoiserie and small-batch patisserie, baked fresh through the night.

Bread

Around twenty loaves, each hand-shaped from high-quality ingredients. Slowly proofed. Nothing here is done in a rush.

A round sourdough loaf with a dark, scored crust

Signature

Sourdough

Our signature sourdough. A long, slow ferment gives an open, tender crumb and a deep, burnished crust.

Golden rosemary focaccia finished with coarse sea salt

Focaccia

Golden on the outside and fluffy and soft on the inside, enriched with extra virgin olive oil. Finished with coarse sea salt and fresh rosemary. Delicious on its own or as the base for a sandwich.

A grain-studded Germagrain batard loaf

Germagrain Batard

A batard baked with French Germagrain malted flour — a medium-dark crumb and a rich blend of seeds, with a nutty flavour and a delicate hint of sweetness.

A rustic floured sourdough boule

Sourdough Au Marche

Our market sourdough, made at a higher hydration than the classic — an open, glossy crumb, a thin crackling crust and a deeper tang.

A sliced wholemeal tin loaf on a wooden board

Wholemeal Tin

An honest wholemeal tin loaf — stoneground flour, naturally leavened, with a soft, even crumb that slices cleanly for sandwiches and toast.

A golden braided brioche loaf

Brioche Loaf

An incredibly rich brioche loaf with a pillow-soft crumb and a buttery flavour. The upgrade for French toast and sandwiches.

A large rustic country boule dusted with flour

Campagne Boule

A rustic country loaf blending wheat and rye for a fuller flavour and a satisfying, lasting crumb.

Rolls & Buns

The small bakes — baguettes, crusty rolls and soft brioche, made for tables, sandwiches and baskets.

Two golden French baguettes resting on a linen cloth

Baguette

Made the traditional French way — crisp, crackling crust and a light, airy interior. Delicious taste, not just on the day it is baked.

Assorted crusty bakery rolls topped with seeds and poppy

White, Germagrain & Focaccia Rolls

Crusty rolls in white, malted Germagrain or focaccia dough, baked each morning alongside the loaves. Variety in size to meet your needs.

A pile of small crusty petits pains rolls

White, Germagrain & Focaccia Petits Pains

Mini-baguettes in various sizes — wheat, Germagrain or focaccia-style — with a crispy crust and a light, airy crumb. The perfect base for any sandwich.

Golden glazed brioche buns fresh from the oven

Brioche Rolls & Fingers

Soft, golden brioche rolls and fingers, rich with butter and eggs — just as happy beside dinner as at breakfast.

Croissants & Viennoiserie

Laminated by hand with butter, then proved slowly and baked to a shattering, golden finish.

A golden, flaky butter croissant

Croissant

Our classic all-butter croissant, laminated by hand and proved slowly for an open, honeycombed crumb and a deep golden, flaky shell. Baked fresh in the early morning, the traditional French way.

An almond croissant topped with flaked almonds and icing sugar

Almond Croissant

Filled generously with velvety almond cream, crowned with toasted almond flakes and finished with a dusting of icing sugar.

Caramelised cinnamon palmier pastries with flaky layers

Cinnamon Palmier

Coated with vanilla custard, fine-grained sugar and ground cinnamon, hand-shaped into a palm leaf and drizzled with icing.

A spiral escargot raisin pastry studded with raisins

Escargot Raisin

A spiral of croissant dough, vanilla custard and large sultana raisins, glazed to a soft shine.

A rectangular pain au chocolat with visible flaky layers

Pain au Chocolat

The same laminated butter dough wrapped around two batons of rich, dark Belgian chocolate.

Glazed, scored apple chausson turnovers on a cooling rack

Apple Chausson

A French apple turnover — flaky croissant dough folded over a soft, sweet cinnamon apple compote, finished with a gentle dusting.

A circular apricot crown pastry with custard and glazed apricot

Apricot Crown

Buttery layers hand-shaped into a circular crown, wrapped around vanilla custard and slightly tart apricot, glazed to a soft shine.

Pastries

Patisserie made in small batches — the kind of thing you take home for someone, or quietly keep for yourself.

Small fruit tartlets filled with custard and fresh fruit

Fruit Tartlets

Crisp little pastry cases filled with crème pâtissière and finished with fresh fruit — made in small batches through the week.

Slices of dark chocolate Guinness cake with cream topping

Chocolat Guinness Cake

A moist, dense fudge-style cake with notes of coffee, chocolate and caramel, balanced by tart cherries and a generous amount of cocoa.

A slice of apple pie with a golden crumble topping

Crumble Apple Pie

Soft cinnamon apples under a golden, buttery crumble topping, on a crisp pastry base.

Ready to taste it?

You will find our bread and pastries at Edinburgh delis and at our weekend markets. Au Gourmand is a working bakery, not a walk-in shop.